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Joan Robinson

1903 - 1983

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Joan Violet Robinson (née Maurice; 31 October 1903 – 5 August 1983) was a British economist known for her wide-ranging contributions to economic theory. One of the most prominent economists of the century, Robinson incarnated the "Cambridge School" in most of its guises in the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Robinson has received more than 534,438 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Joan Robinson is the 119th most popular economist (up from 134th in 2019), the 984th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,111th in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Joan Robinson ranks 119 out of 414. Before her are William Nordhaus, Carlo M. Cipolla, Merton Miller, Finn E. Kydland, Richard Cantillon, and Edward C. Prescott. After her are Jeremy Rifkin, Jean Tirole, Lucas Papademos, Harriet Martineau, Knut Wicksell, and Robert J. Shiller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Joan Robinson ranks 69. Before her are Maud Lewis, Raymond Radiguet, Tamam Shud case, Louis Leakey, Irving Stone, and Erskine Caldwell. After her are Sadegh Hedayat, Fritz Bauer, Waldemar Hoven, Kim Chaek, Maria Reiche, and Johannes Heesters. Among people deceased in 1983, Joan Robinson ranks 42. Before her are George Balanchine, Mercè Rodoreda, Alberto Ginastera, Jack Dempsey, Rodolfo Gucci, and Pridi Banomyong. After her are Dolores del Río, Vladimir Gelfand, Georges Bidault, Germaine Tailleferre, Robert Aldrich, and Nicolaus von Below.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joan Robinson ranks 984 out of 8,785. Before her are Lewis Hamilton (1985), William Huggins (1824), Brian Clough (1935), John Hawkins (1532), Neil Gaiman (1960), and Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594). After her are Peter Benenson (1921), John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389), Marty Feldman (1934), Roger Daltrey (1944), John Dunstaple (1390), and Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom

Among economists born in United Kingdom, Joan Robinson ranks 17. Before her are John Hicks (1904), Benjamin Graham (1894), Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877), James Mill (1773), Thomas Mun (1571), and Richard Stone (1913). After her are Harriet Martineau (1802), James Meade (1907), Angus Deaton (1945), Clive Granger (1934), James Mirrlees (1936), and Kenneth E. Boulding (1910).

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